The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-12
LOCAL ITEMS.

We publish the bank statements thi.
week.
Go to Goodwin's for jewelry, silver
ware and clocks.
Gould Bros have a special trade in KID
and Dongola boots.
Mr.. r. W. Brown made business trr
to Boston this week.
New plush garments at Vickery's. An
extra bargain for 500.
Rev. Mr.. Aldrich again occupied the
Uniyersalist pulpit last Sabbath.
There will be sociable at the Congre.
gational vestry, Friday evening next.
The Monday morning freight from this
station, had one car load of cattle and one
of dressed meat.
Another lot of those scot. dress goods,
Just received at Ordway's. Get dress
before this lot is gone.
Rev. Don. Stevens of Oakland, will
preach in the Universalst Church next
Sunday at the usual hour.
weather for their cattle show and fair,
although little cool 1t closes this after
noon.
Mrs. Low of Westboro, Mass, and
Mrs Allen of Fairfield, are the guests of
their brother VIM. II. Emery, our popu-
lar register of deeds.
Mr. A. L. Weston says the fine signs
recently hung for Chas. Murphy and II.
S. Blaisdell are only fair samples of his
work Without doubt mix" is an artist.
Messrs. Estes, Oak, and Gardner, re-
turned from their sporting trip last
week, but Walker is still tarrying, finding
game and fish in abundance and getting a
great time.
The October term of Judge BuSwells
Court commenced at the Probate rooms
at the Court House, yesterday. The at
tendance of attorneys and interested par
ties is large.
Mr.. 2. 4. Kendall who has been in the
great west for five years, returned to
Skowhegan last week. He sees great
changes in the village that have occurred
during his absence,
The 25th anniversary of the marriage
OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. S. Tobey, of So.
Norridgewock, is to be celebrated 10y
silver wedding, November lst for which
invitations have been issued
Closing out sale of a large stock of
jewelry. silver ware and clocks, formerly
owned by w. c. Pearson, at Goodwins
Madison st. Must be sold within the
next 80 days regardless of cost.
The Ladies of the Universalist Society,
will give supper at &. A. II. Hall, this
Wednesday Eve. consisting of baked
potatoes, cold meats, pastry X etc. from
) to O'Clock. Sociabe after supper.
The Bethany Baptist Sunday School
he d its first Harvest concert Sunday even
ing. The exercises were interesting and
the audience large. The secretary made
report, showing that the school was or
ganized in May, with 70 members and
now has 100.
Chapman Bros, of West Athens, have
established an extensive nursery at that
place, and the fruit trees and shrubs
grown by them are finding a ready mar
ket in this vicinity The style of the firm
is Merrick, Chapman Bros. \ Co., and it
promises to be grand thing for Athens.
Weston K Branard have LOCO, 900 feet
of logs piled for spring saving, and
about 300, 900 feet to fill a contract they
made for lumber to rebuild the dam on
the south channel. The rebuilding was
postponed and so the logs are left over
as the property of the Water Power Com
pany.
The new residence of Mrs. j. F. judd
kins and |. j. Smith, situated on Madison
street plains, is fast nearing completion,
and Mr.. Smith and family are already
domiciled there. We understand that the
residence on High street, to be left vacant
by their removal, will be occupied by the
families of Rev. C. " Hanson and II. s.
Hillman.
One of our Skowhegan insurance men
is strongly impressed with the theory,
that the many fires occurring at this time
in the country in barns where hay is
stored, are in most cases caused by
spontaneous combustion. Six such fires
has occurd within as many weeks in this
county, and there is no definite infor-
nation as to the cause of these fires.
The new poles for the electric wires
IT,. Al.
being taken from the buildings and strung
over poles. The wiring for the incandes-
cent system is about completed. The dy-
namos are expected to be removed to the
new station at NJ. j. Aliens mill this
week, and before many days our town
will be grandly Illuminated by electrics
Mr.. r. T. Pat:en has resigned his fine
position in the drug store at Norway, and
having purchased the new store of a b
Toward, with its belongings, will return
home as soon as his release car be OBJ
tanned. For the present, Mr.. Toward
will continue to run the store, but we un-
derstand contempates removing to Far
miDgton soon, where associated with q
partner he will continue in the sam,
business.
A Railroad man should be ''Ipon time +,
and should have watch that will tel
the time of day to nicely every day il
the week. Our friend, Station Agen
Eaton, is well fixed in this respect, nov
that he has his elegant gold ticker, pre-
sented by his wife and daughter, re
gulated and attached to the chain pre-
sented by his many friends about town
He can tell you the time of day in a
good style as any man in town, to sa
the least.
"lnez; or Wife's Secret, as produce
by the Julia Anderson Co at Cobur